Galen Framework is an
open source layout and functional testing framework for websites, written in Java, which allows testing the look and feel of responsive websites. It has its own special language
Galen Specs for describing the positioning and alignment of elements on a
Web page. It is based on
Selenium
Selenium is a chemical element with the symbol Se and atomic number 34. It is a nonmetal (more rarely considered a metalloid) with properties that are intermediate between the elements above and below in the periodic table, sulfur and tellurium, ...
and could be executed via
Selenium Grid for cross-browser testing
Main features
* Testing location of elements on page
* Image comparison for selected area
* Functional testing
* Applying
TDD approach in
Web development
Galen Specs Language
Galen Specs language consists of the following entities:
* Page object locator definitions
* Tagged sections
* Test objects
* Test specs
# Declaring objects
@objects
header id header
icon css img.icon
text xpath //h1
# Declaring a section
= Header =
@on *
header:
inside screen 0px top left right
height ~ 70px
header.icon:
width 34px
height 34px
centered vertically inside header
inside header 7 to 10px left
@on desktop
header.text:
centered vertically inside header
right of header.icon 5 to 15px
@on mobile
header.text:
absent
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://galenframework.com/
Source code on GitHub
Free software programmed in Java (programming language)
Graphical user interface testing
Free software programmed in JavaScript
Cross-platform free software
Software using the Apache license